EP0722200B1 - Boíte de jonction - Google Patents

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EP0722200B1
EP0722200B1 EP95120262A EP95120262A EP0722200B1 EP 0722200 B1 EP0722200 B1 EP 0722200B1 EP 95120262 A EP95120262 A EP 95120262A EP 95120262 A EP95120262 A EP 95120262A EP 0722200 B1 EP0722200 B1 EP 0722200B1
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Jun c/o Sumimoto Wiring Syst. Ltd. Yasukuni
Shigeto c/o Sumimoto Wiring Syst. Ltd. Kawamura
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R9/00—Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, e.g. terminal strips or terminal blocks; Terminals or binding posts mounted upon a base or in a case; Bases therefor
    • H01R9/22—Bases, e.g. strip, block, panel
    • H01R9/24—Terminal blocks
    • H01R9/2458—Electrical interconnections between terminal blocks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R2201/00—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications
    • H01R2201/26—Connectors or connections adapted for particular applications for vehicles

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  • the present invention relates to a junction box for connecting wiring harnesses which box includes a main body and a plurality of busbars accommodated in the main body. Furthermore, the invention relates to a process for manufacturing such a junction box.
  • a known junction box for connecting wiring harnesses includes, for examples, a lower casing 1, a plurality of intermediate terminals 2 formed by bending busbars and an upper casing 3 as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6.
  • the upper casing 3 is coupled with the lower casing 1 such that the respective intermediate terminals 2 are accommodated therein.
  • the upper and lower casings 3 and 1 are lockingly coupled by the engagement of locking means provided at the sides thereof.
  • the lower casing 1 shown in FIG. 4 is made of resin, in particular polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) or the like materials and is formed, on its lower surface, with a plurality of connector receptacles 5 for accommodating unillustrated connectors mounted at the ends of wiring harnesses.
  • the upper casing 3 shown in FIG. 6 is also made of resin such as PP and is formed, on its upper surface, with a plurality of fuse sockets 7 for accommodating fuses 6, a plurality of relay sockets 9 for accommodating relays 8, and a plurality of connector receptacles 10 for accommodating unillustrated connectors mounted at the ends of the wiring harnesses.
  • the respective intermediate terminals 2 shown in FIG. 5 are formed as follows. As shown in detail in FIGS.
  • busbars 11 of copper are mounted on base plates 12 of an insulating material, and bent portions of the busbars 11 project from through holes formed in specified positions of the base plates 12, thereby forming the intermediate terminals 2.
  • the known junction box has the disadvantage that due to the generation of heat by ohmic resistance, the current to be applied to the busbars 11 has to be limited in order to assure a reliable function of the junction box, in particular a reliable electric connection e.g. between the junction box and a terminal, fuse, wire harness or the like.
  • US-A 4,781,600 discloses a junction box for connecting wiring harnesses, comprising: a main body, and one or more busbars accommodated within the main body, wherein a space is arranged between the main body and the busbar(s).
  • This known junction box comprises a wiring plate pile which is formed by placing insulating plates and busbars one over another. Tabs upstanding from the busbars are masked with a masking block to protect the tabs from being embedded in the insulating resin. The insulating resin is poured into a space to form the resin-embedded wiring board assembly. Then, the wiring board assembly is placed in the casing.
  • An object of the invention is to provide a junction box and a process for manufacturing such a junction box, which has improved thermal conductivity properties therefore in particular allowing for higher electrical currents to flow in busbars thereof.
  • an improved junction box for which a current to be applied to busbars is not limited.
  • a junction box for connecting wiring harnesses comprising: a main body, and one or more busbars accommodated within the coupled main body, wherein a material of the main body comprises an additive material having a high thermal conductivity and an electrical insulation property such that the main body has a higher thermal conductivity than a main body being formed of resin material, only.
  • the space between the main body and the busbar(s) is filled with a filler material being a resin.
  • the filler material comprises injected filler material injected into the interior of main body, in particular through injection holes formed therein.
  • the filler material comprises molded filler material placed in the main body in a molded state.
  • the filler material is filled when the busbars are arranged by means of insert molding.
  • the material of main body is either polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • the additive material is one or more of silicone dioxide, aluminium oxide, magnesium oxide, boron nitride and beryllium oxide.
  • the main body comprises a lower casing and an upper casing to be coupled with the lower casing.
  • the main body comprises polyethylene (PE) or polypropylene (PP) and wherein a weight proportion of polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE) to the thermally conductive material is between about 0,8 and about 0,95, preferably about 0,9.
  • the main body comprises polypropylene (PF) and talc and wherein a weight proportion of polypropylene (PP) and talc to the thermally conductive material is between about 1,1 and about 1,3, preferably about 1,23.
  • the main body can be made thinner, wherein the specific gravity of the material should be preferably less than 2,0.
  • the specific gravity being defined as the ratio of density of a material to the density of water at a specified temperature of 4°C (60°F) as a standard material.
  • a junction box for connecting wiring harnesses comprising a lower casing, an upper casing to be coupled with the lower casing, and a plurality of busbars accommodated within the coupled lower and upper casings, wherein the interior of the coupled casings is filled with a filler.
  • the interior of the coupled lower and upper casings is filled with the filler to eliminate the air layer within the casings. Since heat can be efficiently radiated via the filler and the casings, the radiation effect within the junction box can be improved. Therefore, it is not necessary to limit a current applied to the busbars as in the prior art, and a larger current can be applied to the busbars in the inventive junction box than in the prior art junction box. As a result, the junction box can be designed with an enhanced degree of freedom.
  • a junction box for connecting wiring harnesses comprising a lower casing, an upper casing to be coupled with the lower casing, and a plurality of busbars accommodated within the coupled lower and upper casings, wherein a material of the casings is added with an additive having a higher thermal conductivity than the material of the casings and an electrical insulation property.
  • the radiation performance of the junction box can be improved, thereby obviating the need to limit a current to be applied to the busbars.
  • the radiation performance of the junction box can be improved. Therefore, it is not necessary to limit a current applied to the busbars as in the prior art, and a larger current can be applied to the busbars in the inventive junction box than the prior art junction box. As a result, the junction box can be designed with an enhanced degree of freedom.
  • FIG. 1 differs from FIG. 7 in that a filler 15 of epoxy resin is injected into the interior of the coupled lower and upper casings 1 and 3 through injection holes formed in suitable positions of the casings 1 and 3 so as to fill the interior.
  • a current of a given value was applied to a busbar B provided within a substantially sealed resin casing K as diagrammatically shown in FIGS. 2(a) to 2(c), and temperature was measured at point P on the surface of the busbar B.
  • the temperature at point P was highest when air layers or volumes A exist below and above the busbar B within the casing K as shown in FIG. 2(a); was second highest when the busbar B was in contact with the inner surface of the casing K as shown in FIG. 2(b); and was lowest when the interior of the casing K was filled with a filler J such as an epoxy resin as shown in FIG. 2(c).
  • the temperature was highest in the case shown in FIG. 2(a) because the heat was kept because of the insulation effect of the air layers A below and above the busbar B.
  • the temperature was lower in the case shown in FIG. 2(b) than in the case shown in FIG. 2(a) because heat was radiated via the casing K since the busbar B was in contact with the casing K although the air layer A existed.
  • the temperature was lowest in the case shown in FIG. 2(c) because heat was efficiently radiated via the filler J and the casing K.
  • the air layers A within the coupled casings 1 and 3 can be eliminated by injecting the filler 15 into the interior of the casings 1 and 3. Accordingly, the heat generated due to application of a current to the busbars 11 can be efficiently radiated via the filler 15 and the casings 1 and 3, thereby improving a heat radiation effect of the junction box. Therefore, it is not necessary to limit a current applied to the busbars 11 as in the prior art, and a larger current can be applied to the busbars 11 in the inventive junction box than the prior art junction box.
  • Another embodiment of the invention may be such that the filler 15 is filled when the busbars 11 are arranged by means of insert molding, i.e. molding by arranging an insert in a resin, plastic or the like.
  • This embodiment has the same effect as the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
  • a material for the filler 15 is not particularly limited to this. Any material with a suitable thermal conductivity and suitable electric insulation properties may be employed.
  • silicone dioxide silicon
  • aluminium oxide alumina
  • magnesium oxide magnesium oxide
  • boron nitride or beryllium oxide is added to the PE or PP as an additive having a higher thermal conductivity than PE and PP and an electrical insulation property.
  • the thermal conductivities of PE and PP are 5.5 ⁇ 10 -4 and 2.8 ⁇ 10 -4 cal/(cm•s•deg) (5.5 ⁇ 10 -2 and 2.8 ⁇ 10 -2 W/(cm•K)), respectively.
  • the thermal conductivities of silicone dioxide, aluminium oxide, magnesium oxide, boron nitride and beryllium oxide are 3.7 ⁇ 10 -3 , 7.0 ⁇ 10 -2 , 8.6 ⁇ 10 -2 , 1.5 ⁇ 10 -1 and 5.6 ⁇ 10 -1 cal/cm•s•deg (3.7 ⁇ 10 -1 , 7.0, 8.6, 15 and 56 W/(cm•K)), respectively. Any of the above substances has a higher thermal conductivity than PE and PP and a good electrical insulation property.
  • the radiation performance of the junction box is improved, thereby obviating the need to limit a current to be applied to the busbars.
  • the additive to be added to the material of the lower and upper casings 1 and 3 is not limited to the aforementioned silicone dioxide, aluminium oxide, magnesium oxide, boron nitride and beryllium oxide.
  • the material of the lower and upper casings 1 and 3 is not limited to PE and PP.

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  1. Boíte de jonction pour connecter des faisceaux de câblage, comprenant :
    un corps principal (1, 3), et
    une ou plusieurs barres de distribution (11, B) logées dans le corps principal (1, 3),
    dans laquelle un espace est prévu entre le corps principal (1; 3) et la ou les barres de distribution (11, B),
    caractérisée en ce que
       la matière du corps principal (1, 3) comprend une matière de type résine et une matière additive ayant une conductivité thermique plus élevée que la matière de type résine ainsi qu'une propriété d'isolation électrique, de sorte que le corps principal (1, 3) possède une conductivité thermique plus élevée.
  2. Boíte de jonction selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisée en ce que
       l'espace entre le corps principal (1, 3) et la ou les barres de distribution (11, B) est rempli avec une matière de remplissage (15), la matière de remplissage (15) étant une résine.
  3. Boíte de jonction selon la revendication 1 ou 2,
    caractérisée en ce que
       la matière du corps principal (1, 3) comprend une matière de type résine et une matière additive, la matière de type résine du corps principal (1, 3) étant du polyéthylène ou du polypropylène.
  4. Boíte de jonction selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce que
       la matière du corps principal (1, 3) comprend une matière de type résine et une matière additive, la matière additive étant une ou plusieurs des matières parmi le dioxyde de silicium, l'oxyde d'aluminium, l'oxyde de magnésium, le nitrure de bore et l'oxyde de béryllium.
  5. Boíte de jonction selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce que
       le corps principal comprend un boítier inférieur (1) et un boítier supérieur (3) à accoupler au boítier inférieur.
  6. Boíte de jonction selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans laquelle le corps principal (1, 3) comprend du polyéthylène (PE) ou du polypropylène (PP),
    caractérisée en ce que
       le rapport pondéral du polypropylène (PP) ou du polyéthylène (PE) à la matière additive est compris entre 0,8 environ et 0,95 environ et il est de préférence de 0,9 environ.
  7. Boíte de jonction selon une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans laquelle le corps principal (1, 3) comprend du polypropylène (PP) et du talc,
    caractérisée en ce que
       le rapport pondéral du polypropylène (PP) et du talc à la matière additive est compris entre 1,1 environ et 1,3 environ et il est de préférence de 1,23 environ.
  8. Boíte de jonction selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce que
       le poids spécifique ou la densité de la matière additive est inférieur à 2,0 environ.
  9. Boíte de jonction selon une quelconque des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisée en ce que
       le corps principal (1,3) comporte, sur au moins une surface extérieure, des nervures en saillie intégralement connectées.
  10. Procédé pour la fabrication d'une boíte de jonction,
    caractérisé par les étapes successives de :
    préparation d'un corps principal (1, 3),
    logement d'une ou plusieurs barres de distribution (11, B) dans le corps principal (1, 3), et
    mise en place d'une matière de remplissage (15) ayant une conductivité thermique plus élevée que celle de l'air, dans un état moulé à l'intérieur du corps principal (1, 3).
  11. Procédé selon la revendication 10,
    caractérisé en ce que
       la matière de remplissage (15) est mise en place lors de l'agencement des barres de distribution, par moulage d'insert.
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JP7020484A JPH08223739A (ja) 1995-02-08 1995-02-08 ジャンクションボックス
JP2048495 1995-02-08
JP20484/95 1995-02-08

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